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Simplistic 'Yo' Messaging App Soars in App Store Charts, Proves Vulnerable to Hacking
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**waits for newest resurrection of the Poke app from Facebook that only Pokes and does nothing more**
thats unfortunately not only true for children ... my mum is literally flipping out when she sees that i was online "xy minutes ago" but dont immediately response to her text. my aunt called my mother once cuz i blocked her on facebook and she got bitchy at my mum about why i would even block her and that it is just "rude. my 26 friend calls my parents house (they live 1 hour away from my apt) when i dont reply to a whatsapp message within 2 hours after lets say 5pm even if i may just be busy at the movies ... its the time we live in
"Despite its contextual misuse," you surely meant. Sorry, but that was a gopher pitch.
One can hope for improvement. One can also hope for peace in the Middle East.
dont really see how that is a problem... and i dont see how this app solves the problem... If the person doesnt even notice your text, if they have the yo app or not you are not getting a response - maybe they left phone at home or on desk or arent getting service or turned it off or battery died or do not disturb is turned on or they are asleep, etc.... and how does this app make it easier to respond? you already have opened the text in another messaging app, now have to open another one, and search for the contact and click send - wouldnt it be much easier to just stay in the message app you received the message in and just type a message and hit send? i mean if you have time to read, dont you have time to respond? and there is a feature in iOS that enables quick responses to text messages from the lock screen - and i believe i have seen an option for auto-replies.
And really, instead of addressing the issue that teens need to realize that fact that they wont always get and instant response from someone and to not be over dramatic in these situations, you want to feed these thoughts by giving them an app that says if they dont respond now then yes overreact and think the world is over!
This is the problem with parenting these days, at some point you need to step in and explain how ridiculous your child is being....
I was able to obtain some confidential correspondences between Mobli CEO Moshe Hogeg and the secretary. You guys may want to check this out. Pretty interesting stuff.
So there you have it. The secret behind the success of this wonderful app.
So there you have it. The secret behind the success of this wonderful app.
Phone is locked. Text message received. Slide to reply. Unlock phone with Touch ID. Type "K" and send.
Phone is unlocked. Text message received. Quick reply (iOS 8). Type "K" and send.
What's so difficult about these simple steps?
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I think we should all leave a 1 star review with just "Yo" in the comment.
I can tell by your post you're an enabler. It does NOT solve a problem. Solving the problem would be to teach your children not to be so dramatic, insecure, and have patience. Our smartphones have notification screens for a reason. If the recipient missed the message, they simply go into the notifications at their earliest convenience to reply. With this app, you have to open it, search for the contact, then send it. It's quicker to just open the message and type "K" and send or use a smiley face emoji.
Yes, I can't see popular messengers being much slower UI-wise when replying (especially from the lock screen).
I really don't like "vertical silos" we have with different IM apps, each new IM app makes it worse.
There was once the Jabber protocol to make different IM apps interoperable, now all the big IM players are in their walled gardens again...in the end, we have 5-10 messenger on our phones to reach different friends.
ICQ and later AIM could have ruled them all about 15 years ago, they were among the first with a critical mass of users wordlwide and then dropped the ball.
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That is easy. But if I want to send a "yo" out it is just two taps to Yo. Open app, tap name of person. To send an iOS "Y" is five: open app, tap person, tap entry field, tap Y, tap send. Obviously very easy, but Yo is easier.
The iOS integration for receiving messages could be integrated into Yo as well.
And remember, if Yo gets only 1% iOS adoption, that would be enough to make it a huge success. Most likely it will not get there and it will fail and disappear. But if it takes off (e.g., it gets 5% of the iOS market engaged with it and using it a few times per week), then it is likely to find a way to monetize the idea.
Wouldn't Yo be used for a reply? I mean, if you send a Yo to start a convo, what's the point when you just have to open the message app to explain the reason for the Yo? Now, if you use Yo to let someone know to let you in the front door of the apartment building, or you've arrived to pick them up, etc, wouldn't it be more convenient to tell Siri to send a text while you're coming around the corner or pulling up? This way, you can concentrate on driving.
Good for you if you've achieved anything close to 90% success rate interacting with Siri. In my attempts it is far below 90% and probably below 50%. So Siri is useless for me as a time saver and as a result it is never used. Also I don't recall ever seeing someone use Siri but maybe in a car folks are using it.
But yes, I think a "yo" meaning I've arrived. Or a yo meaning I'm headed home is very easy. Or it could mean "Call me when you've got a chance." Or something else. It will be used by the sender and recipient to mean something that is obvious and predetermined. And if not, then iMessage App sits right on your phone for a quick reply.
